Melissa Hart

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Melissa Hart is a well-known American TV actress

Apr 18, 1976

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: April 18, 1976
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses
  • City/State: New Yorkers
  • Spouses: Mark Wilkerson (m. 2003)
  • Childrens: Braydon Hart Wilkerson, Mason Walter Wilkerson, Tucker McFadden Wilkerson
  • Birth Place: Smithtown, New York, United States

Melissa Hart born at

Smithtown, New York, United States

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Birth Place

Melissa Hart is married to musician Mark Wilkerson; they wed on July 19, 2003 in Italy. The couple has three children, Mason, Braydon and Tucker.

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Personal Life

Melissa Joan Hart was born on 18 April 1976 in Smithtown, New York. Her father, William Hart, was a carpenter and an entrepreneur, and her mother, Paula Hart, was a talent manager. She is the eldest of five siblings. All her siblings are in the acting profession.

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Childhood & Early Life

She started appearing in TV commercials from the age of four. She proved to be extremely talented, and earned her first role in a TV movie ‘Christmas Show’ at the age of ten.

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Childhood & Early Life

Hart’s parents divorced when she was a teenager. Along with her siblings and mother, she then moved to New York City. Her mother got married for a second time, to Leslie Gilliams.

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Childhood & Early Life

Melissa Hart played her first significant role in the comedy TV series ‘Clarissa Explains It All’. The series aired from 1991 to 1994. The show was a success and earned an Emmy nomination. Hart also earned multiple awards for her performance.

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Career

In 1995, she played the lead role in the TV film ‘Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare’. Hart also did guest roles in TV shows such as ‘Touched by An Angel’, and ‘Weinerville’.

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She next played a lead role in the TV series ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’. The series aired from 1996 to 2003. Hart was the director and producer of the series as well. The show was a huge success.

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In the year 2000, she played a supporting role in the superhero comedy film ‘The Specials’. Directed by Craig Mazin, the film was about a group of ordinary superheroes taking a day off. The film was a commercial failure.

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Hart voiced the main character in the animated TV show ‘Sabrina: The Animated Series’. It aired from 1999 to 2000. The show was an animated version of ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’.

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Career

Melissa Hart’s role in the comedy series ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’ can be regarded as one of the most significant works in her career. She directed and produced the series, as well as starred in the lead role. The story revolves around an American teenager who, after her sixteenth birthday, discovers that she has superpowers. The series was a huge success, and earned huge popularity worldwide.

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Major Works

‘Melissa & Joey’, another of Hart’s successful works, was an American comedy TV series that aired from 2010 to 2015. The story revolves around the misadventures that follow after Melissa, a local politician, hires Joey in order to look after her nephew and niece. The show, which was created by David Kendall and Bob Young, earned huge popularity. It was also broadcast in other countries such as India and the UK.

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Major Works

Hart played the lead role in the 2016 Christian film ‘God’s Not Dead 2’. Directed by Harold Cronk, the film was a sequel to the 2014 film ‘Gods’ Not Dead’. It was a commercial success. However, it was criticized for resembling a religious sermon.

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